FRIDAY 18th MARCH

HEADLINES @ 0845Hrs
Another sparkling morning, but very frosty overnight (air min.-5.1, ground min.-11.7). It won't have done much good to any tender young plants, but these are NOT record- breaking lows for March (1986 saw much worse).

PITLOCHRY TODAY
A cold, but mainly sunny start. The morning should remain dry, with further spells of sunshine. During the afternoon,cloud will start to build & a band of showers will move across the area from the NW. It will feel somewhat colder than yesterday, owing to the frosty start & an increasing SW wind, with highest values reaching about 7 degrees.

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
The period should be dry, with mainly clear skies. It will be frosty again, with minimum temperature down to around -4 degrees.

OUTLOOK
SATURDAY will see variable amounts of cloud & some spells of sunshine & it should stay dry. Probably a touch less cold at 9 degrees. SUNDAY will be more cloudy, though generally dry. Milder at around 12 degrees.  Promising start expected for the START of NEXT WEEK, when it should feel milder.

THIS MORNING'S READINGS
The only online weather service using data recorded in Pitlochry. The data presented below comes from standard Met Office equipment however I also make use of an Automatic Weather Station.

Temperature at obs. Time today 0845	-1.9
Maximum Temperature (last 24hrs)	9.6
Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)	-5.1
Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)	-11.7
Rainfall Total (last 24hrs)	nil
Barometer at observation time today	1019mbs
Wind at observation time today	SE1
This month’s highest temperature to date	11.5
This month’s lowest temperature to date             EARLIER THIS MORNING	-5.1
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	17.0mms
This month’s total rainfall to date	48.0mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES MARCH

Average Max. Temperature	8.4
Average Min. Temperature	1.1
Record High Temperature	17.6
Record Low Temperature	-11.2
Long Term Average Rainfall	82mms
Wettest Month	178
Driest Month	19